Cooking utensil



June 3 1924.

R. C. PUTNAM Patented June 3, 1924.

"RALPH C. PUTNAM, F AUR0RA,.ILLIN0IS.

COOKING UTENSIL.

fAipp-iieatiomnled Mai-6h42, 1924. semaine/698,669.

To :all whom' 'it may ffmoewz- "Be itknown that I, RALPH C. fPUTNAMaoitizen ofthe- UnitedfSt-te's of America., and n. resident-- of,Aurora,- in the eonntyf of Kane and `-State ot Illinois, liave inventeda file-W and useful Improvement in Cooking `Uten- -f sils, of' Whit-lntheffollowing' faifspeciiczttion. The main .',objeets of l@his finventionsare' to `*providel an improved form otv cooking anten- "iO:sil .of fthe double type wherein one siieeepftacle containing the@liquid i-to loe foooled ris inserted TWithin another reeptaelefountaining waiter sofl'aszlto avoid la direct 'icon-tast :of`tlieitlaune for other'primfiry ilieatingfmedium lwith ythe innerreceptacle; lto `provide"improvedrfztsteninfg meansxforlloekingtogetlier w.the two :separable pertsfoijafdonble :cooker to.permit'ft'heinto b'efreadilyhndledasa.'lnit; Ytoprovideffaniimprovedfconstrnctionfandfar- "rangement ot ita .handle on#the Sinner nrec'ep- `tacle iso ffshfa ed fand :arranged @as ft'opr'ovide -siilostaiitial silencing fof 'Lthe `f-weigl1ft 'of theIreeeptacles in Atheir `pouring vposition `with fre'spe'et to theoperatori-s Lh'andiboth twhen itl-ie `inner ireeepteele ifis fhandl'edjalons firand "when fiattzrched to :the 'lauter .giveoeptaolm Atofpr'ovide improved Yform loztrap in :the youter `reeepmole Pudtffpted'cto .fprevent the Water from running outr ofif'sid-outer reoe-pitazclein the levent that ":tli'e 'f'mrfer :receptacle is :not with-dumm :fromtithe router ione A`While :its nontents nre flieing pnnred; tand :to:lprowide :a idou'h'l'e :cooker aof this kind "which fis sespeciallynvdfaptfed '.or inse iin yeo'olzing teoiiee. ,iin:illustrativeembodimentfotthis viin-ven- 'tion is shown lin itlieacoompanyi'ng drzwnings, invviiich- A l Eigure .-1 shows *the two`rieeeptsoles essembled as a unit,fthe r`(ntter meeeptaele being in:section "and fthe inner reeeptaele being in elevation. `j

Fig. is a'rperspe'otiveview Aof the-inner recepten-ale. I v YFigs?,tisegperspee Jive .View ot'he oiiterlrey'oep'talgl'e. Y

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"Theil-autistico utsifsilslheietolfeiifn use' 'sueli as the 'we -knownfarine skettle, 'have not'beenfsdspted-iforlsndlingrias annit in'pouring @out vtite :contents Tonner A:the tentent-s fof such utensils,Vslt lias 'been menes- :ssii-y'V to 'ii-rst 'remove the -iiin'ier'receptacle 'fi'ol'ii outer one; Mtirevi, lili 'tlii7s'"'-pi`0r type ofdoublefoooker 'no `means Tha-s 4floeen,

provided lfor lookingthe two 'receptoles t0- f'lgfeth'er, vvand,therefore, a'separa-te hnd'lellias -been provided ifo'reaoh of theVreeept'cles.

In the :specificconstruction herein shown, -t'lie :ooo'king utensil towhich thepresentinvention is 'flapplied involves in improved 1construction and "arrangement of telesooping receptacles Wh-ioh, Wli en`looked together rLes fla. nnit, may 'be readily iliandled Vlike lanfiordinary pitcher. In the embofdiment herein slIoNv'inV thegeneraloontourf'thel receptacles is fsnoh Tthat, when *they faire J`Aass'e'm'ble'd *es la mini-t, the 'utensil lia-s lthe `app"ezt-'rancefof la lpiteher. A 'Y hereinillustrated, 'thezimproved Jriten- `AIsilcomprises 'an onter ySfrustoconical recep- -tircle ril adapted vtoeonitain "waiter, lisis Fshoivn fait V2, and ibeingaopenlst itsinpperend torre- '.olei-ve the pitcher-shaped receptacle '.3 vlii'oh :isadapted to extend downinto the Areceptaole l so as to be heated by theWateran'd steam in the outer ree'epta'ole.

Extending @around the' iippfer firim of the treeeptziele 1, isLAinwardly projecting an- 'nlllar lange '.'lWliioli forms L V`seelt 'forslip porting the'eo'eptao'le'. The flange 4 also 'Coasts `I`withdiametrioally opposed projections 5 formed 0n-`tlie o'utside'of-thereoeptaole 3 for looking the two reoep'tales t0- ether.Y:Ilxomned in `Ithe Sinner edge of the i 'angie M4f,`i"s falptir:of"diametrioally opposed Lnotelies f6 anged 'to peiriniit theprojecitions :5 Ato be Y.inserted :therethrough 2in f'tlie insertion andremoval of the ieeeptfaele 3. Arranged-tone side. fof the reoeptaele'11,1is .an #apron 7 4having'triangulerIside Walls 7.1 `which einefseouiied allong the edges tliereof to @the Wall off tlelreoept'a'c'lell. The lippen-'edge of the apron 7 is also -secuifed t'of'therecept-aol'e flgadjzicent"tlieflange feti so'tlit'lthe apron forms isy2W':it'er-tight ipoeket f8 for iztirapping .liquid in @the outer"reeep'tajole `Wl1`en-`ftle Fehtireiiiteiisil is 'held inpositionforfpouring fout. the fcontents of the inner reeeptaele. 'When @the 'tworeceptacle-s fare locked 'to- @stillen-'thepookst81is-loeated et; tlieside `o p- Vfnosite 'the 'handle assli'oivnlin Fri-grtel.

The receptacle 3 is provided with tlie ylrs'uellidi@ aiidfspoutlo.'Exten'dingfarund the Shell of the recep'ta'c'le 3 'directly -belov 'thespoilt v10, fis :an lannular bead 11 "da'p'ted fto zrestvon `the Hangs 4of "the oii'ter recept-eole 'for supporting the inner f-ecfeptefclewhile permitting the relative turning oi" said receptacles which isnecessary in locking and unlocking the parts. When the two receptaclesare assembled as a unit as shown in Figure l, the inner receptacle isspaced above the bottom of the outer receptacle so as to provide a waterchamber below the inner receptacle. rlhe projections 5 are spaced belowthe bead 1l so as to coact with the 'C lower kface of the ilange 4whenthe bead ll" rests upon the upper tace thereof.

Mounted on the upper part of the receptacle 3, in diametrically opposedrelation to the spout 10, is an improved construction and arrangement ofa handle 12 which extends downwardly outside ot the outer receptacle lwithout being attached to the latter. The handle l2 is substantiallyr C-shaped having its upper end secured to the receptacle 3 and having itslower end spaced therefrom` so as to overlap the outer receptacle, whichgivesv the general appearance of an ordinary pitcher handle. The handlel2 is so shaped and arranged as to provid@ substantial balancing of theweight of the utensil in its pouring position with respect to theoperators hand, both when the inner receptacle yis handled alone andwheny both receptacles are assembled as a unit. To unlock the tworeceptacles the inner receptacle is turned relative to the outer one soas' to disengage the projections 5 from the flange 4. f

Although but one specilic embodiment of this invention has been hereinshown and described, it is to be understood that numerous details of theconstruction shown may be altered or omitted without departing from thespirit of this invention as dened by the following claims.

I claim:

1. A cooking utensil comprising a pairof telescoping receptacles eachadapted to hold a liquid, means for locking said receptacles together,and a handle on the inner of said receptacles whereby said innerreceptacle maybe withdrawn from the outer one and whereby both of saidreceptacles when locked Vtogether may be handled as a unit,

rsaid handle extending downwardly outside of the outer receptacle.

2. A pitcher-'shaped cooking utensil comprising a pair of telescopingreceptacles each adapted to hold a liquid, the inner of said receptaclesprojecting above the outer receptacle, meansv forlocking saidreceptacles together, and a handle on the upper part oitV said innerreceptacle, saidhandle extending downwardly outside of saidV outerreceptacle.

'8. A pitcher-shaped cooking utensil comprising a pair of telescopingreceptacles each adapted to hold a liquid, theinner. of said:receptacles being pitcher-shaped and projecting above the outerreceptacle, means for .for locking them together. and a handle arrangedon rone side of the upper part of said inner receptacle, said handleextending downwardly so as to overlap said outer receptacle.

5. A pitcher-:shaped cooking utensil comprising a frusto-conical outerreceptacle open at its top and adapted to contain a liquid, an inwardlyextending annular flange located at the upper edge of said receptacleand having a pair of diametrically opposed notches formed therein, apitcher-.shaped inner receptacle seated in the open end of said outerreceptacle and projecting above said outer receptacle, an annularshoulder extendingy around said inner receptacle and resting on saidliange for supporting said inner receptacle, a; pair of diametricallyopposed projections on said inner receptacle spaced below said annularshoulder, said projections being adapted for insertion through saidnotches and to be shifted into locking engagement with said flange by arelative turning .of said receptacle, and a handle arranged on one sideof the upper part of said inner receptacle, said handle extendingdownwardly so as to overlap said outer receptacle.

6. A cooking utensil comprising a pair of telescoping receptacles eachadapted to hold a liquid,y the inner receptacle projecting above theouter receptacle, and a downwardly extending apron arranged on theinside of the outer receptacle and coacting with the wall of said outerreceptacle to form a pocket. adapted to trap liquid in said outerreceptacle when the utensil is held in position for pouring,

, 7. A pitcher-shaped cooking utensil-comprising a truste-conical outerreceptacle open at its top and adapted to contain a liquid, apitcher-shaped inner receptacle seated in the open end of said outerreceptacle and projecting above said outerreceptacle, coacting means'onsaid receptacles for locking them together, a spout onfone side of theupper part of vsaidinner receptacle, a handle on the opposit-e side ofsaid upper part, and an apron' arranged on the inside of said outerreceptacle and extending downwardly from theupper edge thereof, saidyapron being loca-ted below said spout andv coacting with, the wall ofsaid outer receptacle to form a pocket adapted to trap liquid in saidouter receptacle when the utensil is held in position for pouring.

8. A cooking utensil comprising a pair of telescoping receptacles eachadapted to hold a. liquid, means for locking said receptacles together,and a handle on the inner of said receptacles, said handle extendingdownwardly outside of and overlapping said outer receptacle and beingarranged so as to provide substantial balancing of the Weight oftheutensil in its pouring position with respect to the operators hand.

9. A cooking utensil comprising apair of telescoping receptacles eachadapted to hold liquid, the outer receptacle being open at its top, yaninwardly extending annular flange located at the upper edge of saidouter receptacle and having notches formed therein, the inner receptaclebeing seated in the open end of said outer receptacle and projectingabove! said outer receptacle, an annular shoulder extending around saidinner receptacle and resting on said flange for supporting said innerreceptacle, projections on said inner receptacle below said annularshoulder, adapted for insertion through said notches and to be shiftedinto locking engagement with said flange by a relative turning of saidreceptacles, and a handle arranged on one side of the upper part of saidinner receptacle, said handle extending downwardly so as to overlap saidouter receptacle.

Signed at Chicago this 8th day of March 1924.

RALPH C. PUTNAM.

